# Multi-State Corporate & Business Entity Registry (CO, CT, OR) (`fried_calamaries/socrata-multi-state-corporate-business-entity-registry`) Actor Daily-delta business entity formations & registrations, normalized to one schema — entity ID, name, status, address, registered agent, formation date. Covers CO, CT, OR. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fried\_calamaries/socrata-multi-state-corporate-business-entity-registry.md - **Developed by:** [ByteMe](https://apify.com/fried_calamaries) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $0.0015 / entity records This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Multi-State Corporate & Business Entity Registry (CO, CT, OR) ### Pain points - Each state publishes business-entity filings on its own open-data portal, in its own column names and shapes. - Tracking new formations daily means polling every state's API yourself and diffing against yesterday's pull. - Building that ingestion — auth, pagination, normalization, scheduling — for three-plus states is real engineering work for what is ultimately a free public feed. ### What we solve - One run pulls new or existing business entities across multiple states' official registries at once. - Results normalized to the same fields no matter which state they came from. - Delta pulls via a since-date filter — get just today's new formations instead of re-pulling the whole roster. - Optional business-name search across the existing roster, not just new formations. - Pay only per record returned — empty pulls are free. ### Summary Track new business formations and pull the existing entity roster across multiple states' official open-data registries in one run, normalized to a single schema instead of three different raw JSON shapes. Give a date to pull just that day's new registrations (a daily delta), or a business-name substring to search the existing roster. Every row returns entity ID, name, type, status, formation date, principal & mailing address, and registered agent where the state publishes one. Built for credit-data aggregators, alt-data funds, and macro/local-economy analysts who track business formations as a leading indicator and don't want to build+maintain their own per-state Socrata ingestion. Covers Colorado, Connecticut, and Oregon; coverage grows as more Socrata-hosted states are added. ### Who it's for - Alt-data funds and analysts tracking new business formations as a leading economic indicator - Credit-data aggregators enriching commercial credit files with entity registration data - Local-economy and regional research teams monitoring business formation trends by state/county - RevOps and data teams building a scheduled feed of newly formed businesses to enrich lead lists ### How to use Set the input, run the actor, and collect results from the run's dataset (export to JSON/CSV/Excel, or pull via the Apify API). Example input: ```json { "states": [ "CO", "CT", "OR" ], "sinceDate": "2026-07-06", "maxResults": 500 } ```` See **Inputs** below for every available field. ### What you get One row per record: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `state` | 2-letter state code the entity is registered in | | `entity_id` | State-assigned entity/registry number | | `entity_name` | Registered business/entity name | | `entity_type` | State's raw entity-type code (e.g. LLC, corporation) | | `status` | Entity status where the state publishes it (e.g. Good Standing, Active) | | `formation_date` | Date the entity was formed/registered | | `jurisdiction` | State/jurisdiction of formation | | `principal_address / principal_city / principal_state / principal_zip` | Principal place of business location | | `mailing_address / mailing_city / mailing_state / mailing_zip` | Mailing address, where the state publishes one separately | | `agent_name / agent_address / agent_city / agent_state / agent_zip` | Registered agent, where published | | `source_url` | The state's official business-entity search page | Sample: ```json { "state": "CO", "entity_id": "20251665680", "entity_name": "KYLDERON MIST VALLEY LLC", "entity_type": "DLLC", "status": "Good Standing", "formation_date": "2025-06-16T00:00:00.000", "jurisdiction": "CO", "principal_address": "660 Willow Wood Ln", "principal_city": "Delta", "principal_state": "CO", "principal_zip": "81416", "agent_name": "KEQIANG DENG", "agent_address": "660 Willow Wood Ln", "agent_city": "Delta", "agent_state": "CO", "agent_zip": "81416", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do" } ``` ### Inputs | Field | Required | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `states` | no | array | — | Which states to pull (2-letter codes). Leave empty to pull all supported states. Supported: CO, CT, OR. | | `sinceDate` | no | string | — | Only return entities formed/registered on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty to pull the most recent entities regardless of date — set this (e.g. to yesterday) for a daily-delta run. | | `query` | no | string | — | Optional substring match on business/entity name. Leave empty to pull the newest entities instead of searching by name. | | `maxResults` | no | integer | `100` | Cap on records returned across all selected states (bounds cost). | | `proxyConfiguration` | no | object | `{"useApifyProxy": false}` | Optional. The state open-data APIs are reachable directly; a proxy is not needed. | ### Pricing (Pay Per Event) You pay per result (`dataset-item`) — **no charge for empty runs**. Example: **2000 entity records** at *$0.0015/result* ≈ **$3.00**. You're only charged per entity record returned — pulls with no matches are free. Apify platform usage (compute) is billed separately per your plan. ### Use cases - Leading-indicator tracking — an alt-data analyst schedules a daily run with sinceDate=yesterday to pull every new formation across CO, CT & OR as a economic-activity signal. - Commercial credit enrichment — a credit-data aggregator appends entity ID, status, and registered-agent data to its business records without building per-state ingestion. - Lead-list enrichment — RevOps pulls newly formed LLCs in a state to feed a fresh-business outreach list. - Regional research — an analyst searches the existing roster by name substring to confirm a specific entity's registration status and formation date. ### Why this actor - One run across multiple states' official open-data registries instead of separate per-state polling. - Normalized output: the same fields regardless of which state an entity came from. - Delta-only pulls (since-date filter) so a daily schedule returns just what's new, not the whole roster. ### Limitations & updates Covers only the states listed (currently CO, CT, OR) — each backed by that state's official Socrata open-data registry; more states are added as they're confirmed to publish one (several states advertise business-entity open data but don't actually expose it via a queryable Socrata dataset, e.g. Washington's is an external search link, not an API). Registered-agent detail varies: Colorado publishes agent name and address, Oregon's principal-place-of-business feed doesn't include one, Connecticut publishes agents in a separate dataset not yet joined in. Data reflects each state's published feed, which the states refresh on their own cadence (typically daily). ### FAQ **Which states are covered?** Colorado, Connecticut, and Oregon today. All three are confirmed live on their state's Socrata open-data platform; more Socrata-hosted states are added over time. Pick states with the `states` input, or leave it empty to pull all. **Where does the data come from?** Each state's official open-data business-entity registry (Colorado SOS, Connecticut Business Registry, Oregon SOS). It's public, non-personal registration data, not a third-party copy. **How do I get just today's new formations?** Set `sinceDate` to a date (e.g. yesterday) and the actor filters to entities formed/registered on or after that date. Schedule the actor daily with a rolling `sinceDate` for a true delta feed. **Can I search the existing roster instead of pulling new formations?** Yes — set `query` to a business-name substring and leave `sinceDate` empty to search across all registered entities, not just new ones. **How am I charged?** Pay-per-result: you're charged per entity record returned. Pulls that return nothing are free. **Do all states return the same fields?** Core fields (entity ID, name, type, formation date, principal address) are consistent. Some states add extras (Colorado publishes a registered agent and mailing address; Oregon's registry doesn't expose one in this feed) — anything a state doesn't publish comes back null. ### Which actor to choose Part of the Socrata open-data actor family — pick the one that fits your goal: - **Multi-State Contractor & Trade License Lookup** — You need contractor/trade license verification (not business-entity registration) across WA, OR, TX & CT. # Actor input Schema ## `states` (type: `array`): Which states to pull (2-letter codes). Leave empty to pull all supported states. Supported: CO, CT, OR. ## `sinceDate` (type: `string`): Only return entities formed/registered on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty to pull the most recent entities regardless of date — set this (e.g. to yesterday) for a daily-delta run. ## `query` (type: `string`): Optional substring match on business/entity name. Leave empty to pull the newest entities instead of searching by name. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap on records returned across all selected states (bounds cost). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional. The state open-data APIs are reachable directly; a proxy is not needed. ## Actor input object example ```json { "states": [ "CO", "CT", "OR" ], "sinceDate": "2026-07-06", "query": "construction", "maxResults": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Normalized business-entity records, one row per entity. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fried_calamaries/socrata-multi-state-corporate-business-entity-registry").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fried_calamaries/socrata-multi-state-corporate-business-entity-registry").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call fried_calamaries/socrata-multi-state-corporate-business-entity-registry --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fried_calamaries/socrata-multi-state-corporate-business-entity-registry", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Multi-State Corporate & Business Entity Registry (CO, CT, OR)", "description": "Daily-delta business entity formations & registrations, normalized to one schema — entity ID, name, status, address, registered agent, formation date. 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Leave empty to pull all supported states. Supported: CO, CT, OR.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "sinceDate": { "title": "Since date (delta pull)", "type": "string", "description": "Only return entities formed/registered on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty to pull the most recent entities regardless of date — set this (e.g. to yesterday) for a daily-delta run." }, "query": { "title": "Business name search", "type": "string", "description": "Optional substring match on business/entity name. Leave empty to pull the newest entities instead of searching by name." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on records returned across all selected states (bounds cost).", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional. The state open-data APIs are reachable directly; a proxy is not needed.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```